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gone to war

gone to war is the past participle of go to war.

Meaning of go to war

Verb

go to war (third-person singular simple present goes to war, present participle going to war, simple past went to war, past participle gone to war)

  1. (intransitive) To enter into an armed conflict.
  2. (intransitive) (of a person) To depart, typically from one's home, to join an army at war.
    • At the age of nineteen, my grandfather went to war.

Questions about gone to war

What is gone to war the past participle of?
Gone to war is the past participle of go to war.

Words near gone to war in the dictionary

  1. gone to the wall
  2. gone to the washroom
  3. gone to the well
  4. gone to town
  5. gone to town on
  6. gone to war
  7. gone to waste
  8. gone to water
  9. gone to work
  10. gone together
  11. gone toilet

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